On 21 October 2017 at 13:05, Isaac Olatunde <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Fae, > > Is there a possibility for you to contact Jimbo or any Wikitribune staff > member about this? I don't just think a thread here on what has happened to > Wikitribune serves any useful purpose. > > Regards, > > Isaac. > > On Oct 21, 2017 12:45 PM, "Fæ" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 25 April 2017 at 22:59, Jimmy Wales <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Today I announced a new initiative, outside of my Wikimedia activities, >> > to combat fake news. It is important to me that I share directly with >> > all of you information about this new initiative early on. >> > >> > The new project will use a wiki-style setup and experiment with >> > bringing together professional journalists and community contributors to >> > produce fact-checked, global news stories. At launch, we'll be using a >> > hacked version of wordpress and we'll be evaluating whether that's the >> > right tool moving forward. Wordpress has a lot to >> > commend it (free software, mature platform, used by lots of newsrooms, >> > active developer ecosystem) but also has some philosophy that's quite >> > "top down" in a way. >> > (Not many people would think in a wiki way when setting up a newsroom!) >> > >> > This new initiative, Wikitribune, will be a learning experience - my >> > vision is one that I've had a hard time explaining... except to >> > Wikimedians who tend to immediately >> > get it. >> > >> > While I am launching this project independent from Wikipedia and the >> > Wikimedia Foundation, it is my plan that this new project will work >> > alongside Wikimedia in the free knowledge movement. For example, I hope >> > that the numerous Wikinews/Wikinoticias/Wikinotizie/etc. communities can >> > collaborate with the Wikitribune community in way that allows both to >> > learn and benefit from each other. Additionally, Wikitribune will >> > utilize the same Creative Commons license (CC-BY) as other free content >> > projects in >> > the news space - so they can take the stories written by our >> > professional journalists and communities and make use of them. >> > >> > You can find out more information about Wikitribune at: >> > https://www.wikitribune.com >> > >> > Thank you for your time and I'm happy to answer questions! (But I'm >> > quite swamped with everything at the moment so please forgive me if I >> > answer in bursts!) >> > >> > --Jimbo >> >> Would anyone like to give an update, with some verifiable sources, on >> what has happened to Wikitribune? Perhaps it will remain at an >> indefinite "venture capital stage" with no launch date, or maybe there >> been a decision to pull the plug? >> >> I have been hunting around for publications since the announcement on >> this list, and believe there has been none apart from a poorly judged >> "taster" article, based on an interview with Richard Curtis, which >> appeared intended to promote a forthcoming charity event aimed at >> media luvvies. The "taster" had a poor reception for its bias and >> errors.[1][2][3] >> >> In the light of how huge "fake news" has become this year, it is >> surprising that the team of journalists employed by Wikitribune for >> over six months (fack check please?) have missed out on the >> opportunity to be seen influencing press coverage of say, Trump, >> Brexit, Facebook ads or even planet Niburi by providing their own fact >> checks. >> >> Links: >> 1. Taster article: >> https://medium.com/wikitribune/wikitribune-taster-1-the-great-and-the- >> good-meet-to-promote-un-global-goals-729a22401bd3 >> 2. Times response to the taster: >> https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jimmy-wales-wikitribune-s-weak-debut- >> rattles-backers-lily-cole-5zs3q37gs >> 3. Related announcement of launch edition, Aug 2017: >> https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/wikitribune-announces- >> launch-editor-and-plans-to-publish-first-edition-this-year/s2/a708086/ >> >> Thanks, >> Fae >> -- >> [email protected] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae
Hi Isaac, Jimmy Wales launched Wikitribune on this list, and was happy to answer questions about it on this list. So I guess it's an optimal place to raise questions, and I have no reason to second guess Jimmy's judgement on the communication channels he wants to use to talk about Wikitribune. Thanks, Fae -- [email protected] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
